The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-31
Current Magazines.


Published by James ii. Earle, Boston, and for
sale by The Bowen Stewart Company.
Current Magazines.
The special feature of the Atlantic Monthly,
for February. is poem of two hundred
and fifty lines by James Russell Lowell 1t is
entitled "Credidimus Jovem Regnare," and is
protest wholly serious, but expressed in half
humorous, half-cynical vein against modern ma
terialism. After narrating how scientists and
philosophers argue, that all old beliefs are myths
and yagaries until
MEN feel old systems cracking under EN-"
He goes to say:
.'They make things admirably plain,
But one hard question will remain.
If one hypothesis you lose.
Another in its place you choose
But your faith gone, 0 man and brother,
Whose shop shall furnish you another
One that will wash mean, and wear.
And wrap warmly from despair
While they are clearing up their puzzles,
And cappng prophylactic muzzles
On the ActHon hounds that sniff
Our devious track through But and If.
Would they explain away the devil
And other facts that won't Keep level,
But rise beneath our feet fail,
AS doth ships deck in galel'
The poem which is in the style of Mr.. Low
ellis earlier rather than of his later work. shows
that like Oliver Wendell Holmes, the writer is
one of the fortunate Ones who loses nothing of
wit or sparkle with advancing years
The Art Journal for February, pays high
compliment to the merits of American wooden
craving. and says it has passed into by-word
in England for everything that is excellent 1t
ascrbes this superiority partly to the encourage
ment which the popular appreciation of the IL
Illustrations in Harper and the Century has given
| to the engraver. and partly to the high rewards
which accomplished artisans of this class receive
| in the United States. The statement is made in
| this connection, that outside of the United
States the admirable custom of issuing holi-
| day gift books, SNAIL and tasteful editions de
| luxe, of representative works in the English
| language is unknown.
| review of Adolphe Jullien's Life of Richard
| wagner, affords an opportunity to reproduce
| number of carcatures of that eccentric composer
which are very amusing A line engraving
| from painting by W. f. Yeames forms the
| frontispieee. 1t is entitled ''The Last Bit of
Scandal" and represents a scene from the last
century In which sedan chairs, powdered heads
and Inverted lackeys are the prominent features
| London: j. S. Vertue g. Co. New York Inter
| national News Company.
The second mum Der of the new Scribners' Mag
azine opens with an interesting article the
| likenesses of julius Caesar, with illustrations
from photographs of all the known busts and
portraits of authentic origin, together with some
| whose genuneness is doubted Ex-Minister
Washburne contributes his "reminiscences of the
siege of Paris, which form curious supplement
/ to the diaries Of Governor Morris the extracts
| from which, by chance treat in this number of
social life and character in the Paris of the Rev
olution. Other contributions are from ]. S.
Dale, Octave Thaner, H. c. Bunner. Louise
Chandler Moulton and Brander Matthews, all
| familiar names. James Russell Solely, Of the
United States navy, considers our naval policy,
| and Thomas Sergeant Perry talks about Russian
| novels. Like the first issue, the magazine dis
penses with editorial comment
| The January number of the new Boston
magazine, American Art, which comes to hand
late, opens with paper descriptive Of the print
ing of etchings, photographers or steel plates
| that will be read with interest by those not fa-
| miliar with the process Keeler's wood carvings
| are described by Frank T. Robinson: landscape
| artist gives his ideas concerning the clothing of
| the human form; Sidney Dickinson discusses the
| popularizaton of art and Alfred Trimble con-
| tributes a chapter of Roundabout Sketches "
The text of these articles is illustrated, not pro-
fusey, but with good effect The frontspiece
| is a photo etching of Cape Breton fisher boy
from painting by W. L. Taylor American
Art Magazine Company. Boston.
Harpers Magazine is better than usual
Charles Dudley Warner opens it with an illus
trated paper on sThe Acadian Land. descriptive
of his recent trip through the South. Moose
Hunting is an article full of interest to every
body of sporting inclination. Mr.. Edward
Reeds article on the ''Navies of the World" is
timely and valuable There is the usual melange
of poems and stories, and the Easy Chair and
the Editors Study, by Mr.. Curtis and Mr. How
ellis. round up the number Harper & Brothers,
New York.
Iceandic story by Boyesen, Between Sea and
Sky" and has articles, poems and stories by
Frank Dempster Sherman, Mrs. Burnett, Wash
ington GLADDEN.. Frances Baylor, Mary Mapes
Dodge and others. AS usual, the illustrations
are beautiful, while the whole is equal to the
high reputation of this prince among children.
publications. The Century Company, Union
square, New York.
The concluding chapter of Robin Adair,
story by Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland, appear
} in the midwinter number of Godey's Magazine
| The best that can be said of this story for tn
sake of the author. is that she must have writ
ten 1t when very young. In other respects th
magazine is an excellent number Havin
' taken on new lease of life, it seems in a fai
way to renew its old-time popularity with fem
. mime readers
Good Housekeeping gives 'bill of fare. " and on
of particularly practical character, in its issue
. Jan. % This magazine has secured an excellen
corps of contributors, and their writings rende
the pages attractive to those who read only TO
entertainment as well as for those who are il
f search of hints and helps toward the solution o
t domestic problems. Published semi monthly b.
Clark W. Bryan s. Co., Holyoke Mass
The Readers issued in monthly form by thu
g Interstate Publishing Company, of Boston. TO
the use of schools of different grades offer an al
i tractive change from the ordinary reading boo
of which child usually becomes thorough
i weary before it is allowed to lay it aside.
> Not To Be Attributed to the journal.
Lagrange Standard.
Q Republicans throughout the State were niue
IS surprised and chagrined at the COMPROMISE Q,